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China warns US over new Asia-Pacific military strategy - GlobalPost
China has warned the United States over its new military strategy, which includes a shift in focus to the Asia-Pacific region.
The plan for a new, "leaner" military was unveiled Thursday by President Barack Obama at the Pentagon.
Xinhua, the Chinese government's news agency, cautioned the US military against acting "like a bull in a china shop," but said the new strategy could help China by creating a "peaceful environment" in the region.
The Xinhua editorial warned the US against "flexing its muscles":
Obama said that while the US military is in a "moment of transition" after a decade of war in Iraq and Afghanistan, the United States will "maintain our military superiority."
The Xinhua editorial also warned the US against heavy-handed "militarism":
China has warned the United States over its new military strategy, which includes a shift in focus to the Asia-Pacific region.
The plan for a new, "leaner" military was unveiled Thursday by President Barack Obama at the Pentagon.
Xinhua, the Chinese government's news agency, cautioned the US military against acting "like a bull in a china shop," but said the new strategy could help China by creating a "peaceful environment" in the region.
The Xinhua editorial warned the US against "flexing its muscles":
[T]he United States is welcome to make more contribution to peace and stability in the Asia-Pacific region, but its possible militarism will cause a lot of ill will and meet with strong opposition in the world's most dynamic region.
Obama on Thursday announced a plan that will include about $450 billion in cuts to the military over the next decade, The New York Times reported.
Obama said that while the US military is in a "moment of transition" after a decade of war in Iraq and Afghanistan, the United States will "maintain our military superiority."
The Xinhua editorial also warned the US against heavy-handed "militarism":